Some Fundamental Aspects of Composites Fractography.

Abstract

This report describes micromechanical research which has been undertaken in order to acquire a detailed understanding of the fracture behaviour of carbon-fibre-reinforced plastics (CFRP) and to establish the expertise necessary to analyse successfully the fracture modes, failure sequence and hence the initial cause of breakdown of aeospace structures made from CFRP. A concise review of some of the more fundamental fractographic aspects of the work is given, from an examination of failure modes in unidirectional CFRP to more general discussion of the fracture of multidirectional material. (Author).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA116313

Entities

People

  • D. Purslow

Organizations

  • Royal Aircraft Establishment

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer
  • Carbon Fibers
  • Composite Materials
  • Crack Propagation
  • Delamination
  • Electron Microscopes
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Fiber Reinforced Polymers
  • Fibers
  • Laminates
  • Materials
  • Mechanics
  • Orientation (Direction)
  • Reinforced Plastics
  • Shear Stresses
  • Stresses
  • Tensile Stress

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Structural Health Monitoring of Composite Structures.
  • Systems Analysis and Design